Santhosh Suvarna had his short stack of around 80,000 in the middle and he was put at risk by Jesse Lonis.
Santhosh Suvarna: A♦9♦ 
Jesse Lonis: 10♦10♣
Suvarna was looking for that ace, but never found it as the 8♣Q♥2♣J♠Q♦ runout meant he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
Phil Ivey jammed for 31,000 from the hijack with Thomas Muehloecker calling from the cutoff, and Jesse Lonis calling out of the big blind.
With Ivey all-in, Lonis and Muehloecker checked the J♣7♠Q♣ flop to see the 9♣ roll off on the turn. Lonis bet 37,000, forcing Muehloecker out of the hand.
Phil Ivey: A♣2♥
Jesse Lonis: Q♥J♦
Lonis had two pair against the flush draw of Ivey. The 6♦ river didn't help Ivey, and he wished everyone good luck as he made his way to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Laszlo Bujtas had his last few big blinds in the pot and was put at risk by Jean-Noel Thorel.
Laszlo Bujtas: 9♦6♦
Jean-Noel Thorel: K♣10♥
Bujtas had live cards, but was drawing extremely thin after the 3♣4♣K♥ flop gave Thorel top pair. A J♦ on the turn sealed the fate of Bujtas, with the meaningless K♠ on the river improving Thorel to trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
Busted |
In a three-bet pot with around 80,000 in the middle, Leon Sturm checked the 8♦3♥9♦ flop from the cutoff and Phil Ivey bet 20,000 on the button. Sturm then made it 51,000, Ivey shoved, and Sturm called off his stack of 219,000.
Leon Sturm: 9♥8♥
Phil Ivey: A♦3♦
Sturm had flopped top two, but needed to fade a lot of outs as Ivey had a pair and the nut flush draw. Luckily for Sturm, nothing changed on the 2♣K♠ runout, and he doubled up, which left Ivey with just 31,000 in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
31,000
376,000
|
376,000 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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945,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
940,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
480,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
380,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
245,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
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|
230,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs made it 12,000 under the gun with Santhosh Suvarna calling on the button and Jason Koon defending his big blind.
Koon checked the K♥J♣6♦ flop, and Ponakovs put out a continuation-bet of 15,000. Suvarna called, but Koon folded.
Heads-up to the K♠ turn that saw Ponakovs fire a second barrel of 37,000. Again, Suvarna continued in he form of a call.
The 7♥ dropped on the river, and Ponakovs gathered together a third barrel of 135,000. Suvarna deliberated for a while before eventually deciding to call.
Ponakovs flipped over K♦Q♣ for trip kings with a queen-kicker. Suvarna couldn't beat it and flashed a Kx himself as the pot headed over to Ponakovs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
242,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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|
|
90,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Nikita Kuznetsov opened from middle position to 14,000 and Sameh Elamawy called from the hijack.
They saw a flop of J♦5♥7♣, where Kuznetsov made a continuation-bet of 10,000 and Elamawy called to the 8♠ turn. Kuznetsov bet again, this time for 15,000, and again Elamawy called.
When the Q♠ landed on the river, Kuznetsov fired a third barrel into the pot for 31,000, and Elamawy called within a few seconds.
Kuznetsov then flipped Q♣10♦ for a rivered pair of queens, and Elamawy mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
930,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
500,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
380,000 | |
|
||
|
|
375,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
375,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
375,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
310,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
300,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
280,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
275,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
255,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
225,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
90,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 12,000 under the gun before Steve O'Dwyer three-bet to 40,000 from middle position. Tom Vogelsang four-bet to 80,000 out of the cutoff, and then Espen Jorstad put in the rare cold five-bet jam for 159,000 out of the big blind. Kuznetsov and O'Dwyer instantly folded, but Vogelsang called to put Jorstad at risk.
Espen Jorstad: A♦K♣
Tom Vogelsang: Q♦Q♥
Jorstad was the player at risk in the flip, although he took a commanding lead on the K♦3♦7♠ flop as he improved to top pair. Vogelsang couldn't find a queen on the 6♦ turn or 9♥ river, and he had to send roughly half of his stack over to Jorstad.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
512,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
|
380,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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|
|
150,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
